The all-star team of Buzaki, Logothetis, and Singer discuss how the hierarchy of brain oscillations is remarkably consistent despite huge differences in brain size across different animals.  This may allow for multiple time-scale communication and may be a key factor in time management in the brain.  They discuss the implications for mental disease and therapy.

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The Miller Lab uses experimental and theoretical approaches to study the neural basis of the high-level cognitive functions that underlie complex goal-directed behavior. ekmillerlab.mit.edu